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Josef Frank

(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 650 - 3 540 EUR
2 720 - 3 620 USD
Hammer price
55 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Josef Frank
(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)

a rare flower table with copper box model "2084", Firma Svenskt Tenn, mid-20th century.

Mahogany, rectangular box of patinated copper. 69 x 42.5 cm (total length including handles 77 cm), height 61.5 cm.

Wear, moisture stains.

More information

The model was designed in 1949 by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn and has the model number 2084. The model was produced with both a lacquered box, alternatively in copper, as well as with different heights of the box.

Bukowskis would like to thank Curator Per Ahldén and the Svenskt Tenn Archives for this information.

Designer

Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.

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